ASEF Culture360 | Connecting Asia and Europe through arts and culture


Get in-depth perspectives through commissioned articles, interviews and reports on current topics for Asia-Europe cultural relations.


Community: the connecting keyword for cultural development in Malta

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The notion of community has been widely discussed and analysed at different moments and in several contexts and fields. This month ASEF culture360 contributor Herman Bashiron Mendolicchio focuses on community-based …

By Katerina Valdivia Bruch

04 Apr 2016

CuratorsLAB | A Programme for Emerging Southeast Asian Curators

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Agung Hujatnikajennong is one of the most interesting and renowned Indonesian curators. What follows is an interview with Katerina Valdivia Bruch, a Berlin-based freelance curator, arts writer and regular contributor …

By David Fernández

30 Mar 2016

In conversation with Christophe Loviny | Yangon Photo Festival

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ASEF culture360 contributor David Fernández interviewed French photojournalist Christophe Loviny, Director of the Yangon Photo Festival.

By Valentina Riccardi

24 Mar 2016

The People’s Festival of Kerala | Interview with Sankar Venkateswaran

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ASEF culture360 contributor Vanini Belarmino caught up with Sankar following the conclusion of ITFoK and in between his free time as he builds a self-funded Sahyande Theatre and prepares for …

By Kerrine Goh

22 Mar 2016

Making Naples a home for Indonesian art and literature

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Contemporary Indonesian art and literature have found a new home in the Italian city of Naples.

By Kerrine Goh

14 Mar 2016

Challenges in accessing opportunities for visual artists in Southeast Asia: a comparison between Vietnam and the Philippines

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Lian Ladia, co-founder of Planting Rice looks at the climate of artists’ mobility and access to information in Manila, Philippines and Saigon, Viet Nam.

By David Fernández

09 Mar 2016

By people / In cities | Yangon city profile

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ASEF culture360 contributor David Fernandez travels to Yangon, Myanmar’s social and cultural hub. In this article he describes the current panorama of contemporary arts & cultural fabric, focusing mainly on …

By David Fernández

18 Feb 2016

BUKRUK II Urban Arts Festival | Four artists share their views on Street Art

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David FERNANDEZ interviews 4 guest artists who participated in the 2nd edition of the street art, illustration and music festival BUKRUK II in Bangkok, Thailand

By Florent Petit

16 Feb 2016

An artist’s intervention for a more sustainable city | Interview with Partizaning

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ASEF Culture360 contributor Florent Petit met with Russian artist Igor Ponosov and Anton Polsky, members of the collective Partizaning. In this interview they share their project on how to make …

By Florent Petit

10 Feb 2016

How can the culture sector better embed sustainability in its activities?

ASEF culture360 contributor Florent Petit reports on the ArtCOP21 Professional Workshop, organised last December in Paris to discuss how the cultural sector can help turn society towards more durable ways …

By David Fernández

20 Jan 2016

BUKRUK II Urban Arts Festival | Interview with Myrtille Tibayrenc and Nicolas Dali

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As part of the media partnership between ASEF culture360 and BUKRUK II Urban Arts Festival, David Fernandez interviews Myrtille Tibayrenc and Nicolas Dali, the main organizers and artistic directors, who …

Cultural Mapping: An Emerging Interdisciplinary Field Between Research and Practice

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On 22 23 October 2015, Malta’s capital Valletta, hosted the international conference Cultural Mapping: Debating Spaces & Places.

By Valentina Riccardi

16 Dec 2015

Flipping from the Edge to Feet Planted Firmly on the Ground | Circus on the Edge | Thailand

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Contributed by Jessica Amery The Circus on the Edge project was supported by the Creative Encounters: Cultural Partnerships initiative between Asia and Europe, promoted by the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) and …

Interview with Adeela Suleman | VASL Artists’ Collective | Karachi, Pakistan

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[caption id="attachment_56313" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Zhou Bin, Vasl International Artists’ Workshop, 2012[/caption]   Adeela Suleman is a Visual Artist, Head of the Fine Art Department at Indus Valley School, and Coordinator …

By Katerina Valdivia Bruch

08 Dec 2015

Interview with Wok The Rock | Jogja Biennale 2015

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Katerina Valdivia Bruch interviews Wok The Rock, curator of the Jogja Biennale to know more about what is behind the idea of “Hacking Conflict”.